ADIB wants ‘clean slate’ to start year

From Thenational.ae: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) set aside more than Dh1 billion (US$272.2 million) in provisions in the final quarter of last year as the country’s second-largest Sharia-compliant lender said it was starting the year with a “clean slate”.

Overall provisions reached almost Dh1.5bn last year, cutting the bank’s full-year profit to Dh78m. ADIB had also set aside “voluntary” or general provisions, which are usually taken against still-performing loans…………………………………Full Article: Source